something I’ve been waiting for…

So I’ve been absent from the blogosphere for a good few days now, so I think it’s time for a jolly good update!

My drawer at the ‘office’

 This would kinda translate to being my desk at work – in a strange and painterly unconventional way 🙂 Half my kit is in my locker and I keep my brushes in this drawer. So homely! <3 haha.

Backshift to dayshift

I’m working opposite shifts from the two other scenic artists at the moment, so materials and instructions are often left in note form for me to pick up in the morning. It’s like having ghosts for best friends!

I hate the sound polystrene makes

But guess what, I’m carving shed loads of it into stuff for the panto set. Saws and dust masks are my best friends right now. That stuff gets everywhere. When I come home and have a shower at night, polystyrene is falling out my bra and socks. Niiice.

The above pictures sum up my week so far. Work, work, and more work. I really appreciate the nice comments y’all left on my last post – and also many of you said that snippets into my personal life (including work) were the kind of thing you liked to read on here.

For those of you who haven’t been reading my blog since way back, I graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama just there in June. My degree was in Technical and Production Arts, which is basically all the behind the scenes stuff for theatre, film and tv! We’re the people in the dvd extras talking on set about props, costumes and special effects, and one of those hundreds of random job titles you see scrolling down in the credits once all the actors are out the way :p

So I’m officially registered as self employed, and class myself as a freelance Scenic Artist and Art Department Assistant. So its all short contracts here and there, which is why you’ll see me talking about different jobs every few months! Which is kinda scary but I’ve managed to keep myself in almost constant work so far (TOUCH WOOD!) One job that I do have, which is a constant role, is being the Art Director for The Weakest Link at BBC. It moved up to Glasgow in January, and we have several filming blocks throughout the year. So that job’s a good ‘un and I really just need to fill my time in between then with other bits and pieces.

Soooo, right now I am at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow working on their christmas show – Beauty and The Beast. My head scenic artist and other colleague are currently on back shifts for A Clockwork Orange – which opens next week – so I’ve been working on my lonesome for the time being. Just been keeping my head down and trying to get as much done as possible. Been totally gubbed when I get home at night, hence being away from blogger for a bit. By the way, I am aware that when I start writing I go on for AGES, so bear with me here. I have another saga to share with you dears this eve!

Mac, Venomous Villians.

So, it’s what I’ve been saving my pennies for isn’t it? As I’m sure a lot of you girls have since they announced the launch of this new Mac and Disney collab in the middle of summer. Let me explain to you my emotions this week as I was getting prepared to order my wish list fo’ real!

1. What the fook, ordered online monday lunchtime at work only to be sent an email on tuesday night saying 3 of the items I ordered ran out of stock by the time my order reached the warehouse. Not cool, Mac! I am raging.

2. Ayden, get a grip. It’s only makeup. Yes you’ve just met up with Ash on her emotional return from Switzerland, had a few Woo Woo’s on a chilly tuesday eve, know that your time of the month is coming up so you feel pretty sorry for yourself, but poor David doesn’t have a clue whats going on in your girly head so he just does the manly thing and gives you a hug (Reminder, don’t be so pissed off, its only makeup)

3. What’s a girl to do…

4. Bless you David for being off work today and signing for my (half) package! He text me rather concerned telling me the box ‘wasn’t very big, and should it be?’

5. Dudes, I’m a total looser. In a mega panic I ran down to Mac and got the three ‘missing’ items from my wish list. But also some other stuff. Uh ohh.

That’s right, I got my wish list times two! Don’t know what the hell I was thinking, I saw the look in the girls eyes around me and my predator mode set in. SO basically, my game plan is that if I love any of the products enough to want them again then I have a back up (because lets face it, its going to cost a shit load on ebay to repurchase any of these in a few months time) And if I finally realise that I’m just a greedy bitch, I will think of giving a couple away when I reach 400 followers. Or, just pap them in the blog shop. Sound like a plan? I don’t think my bank balance agrees with me.

Bite Of An Apple Blush

Bad Fairy Nail Lacquer

Toxic Tale Satin Lipstick

Innocence, Beware! Cremesheen Lipstick

Strange Potion Lipglass

Wicked Ways Lipglass

I’ve been reading up on this range since they let secret info and previews/swatches loose. I am a Disney girl at heart, but I still get annoyed at myself for giving into hypes like this, and getting all worked up like a total loser! Lots of people are bitching about the packaging etc, but at the end of the day I work hard for my wages so I’m going to spend them on something that makes me get all silly and giddy inside when I see it, and ignore any bitchy press.

I’m not much of a makeup blogger, but would you like me to do some ‘faces’ with the products I bought? I cant promise anything special – there are some other great wee reviews & pictures on the go right now! A la Cowbiscuits and Abby Babby. But let me know if you want me to do a part 2 🙂 Also, did you buy anything from this range? Even if you didn’t, what’s your thoughts on it?

Ayden x